• EarthTalk Q&A: EV Dismay

    Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss EarthTalk It has been a tough run for electric vehicles (EVs) in recent months, with lots of bad press about everything from shorter ranges in cold weather to consumer frustration with getting stranded to the huge carbon footprint of the newfangled cars when factoring...
  • Dream for All: Down payment assistance for first-time California homebuyers relaunches with new lottery

    Felicia Mello CalMatters California will dole out $250 million more in down payment assistance to first-time homebuyers this spring, while making changes to its 1-year-old program aimed at reaching a more diverse group of borrowers across the state. Last year frenzied homebuyers hoovered up nearly all $300 million budgeted...
  • Tiroteo nocturno ensombrece memorial a trabajadores agrícolas en Half Moon Bay

    Peter Schurmann Ethnic Media Services Half Moon Bay, Ca. – Residentes y funcionarios públicos se reunieron en Half Moon Bay el domingo 21 de enero para un monumento conmemorativo del primer aniversario de un tiroteo que se cobró la vida de siete trabajadores agrícolas. El evento se produjo inmediatamente...
  • What a GOP fight over undocumented health care says about California’s changing politics

    Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Two California lawmakers publicly blew up at each other earlier this month, hitting a nerve on an issue that has long-divided the state’s elected leaders: Whether and how much to offer government-subsidized health benefits to undocumented residents. In one corner, Corona Assemblymember Bill Essayli declared that he wanted...
  • More Californians earn college degrees, but racial gaps widen

    More and more Californians are going to college, earning an associate degree or higher but racial gaps persist, according to a new report. Researchers from Georgetown University found degree attainment went up almost 6% between 2010 and 2020 but the gap between white adults and Latino or Black adults getting...
  • Problemática migratoria será crucial en las próximas elecciones

    Por primera vez en muchos ciclos electorales, la problemática migratoria está emergiendo como el principal tema de preocupación en la mente de los votantes. Encuestas en las dos primeras etapas del calendario político electoral del 2024, las asambleas electorales de Iowa y las elecciones primarias de Nueva Hampshire confirmaron que la economía y los empleos quedaron desplazados...
  • El Mito de las Sirenas

    El mito de las sirenas ha sido muy popular desde hace milenios. Existen vestigios, pinturas y jeroglíficos de antiguas civilizaciones, que hacen alusión a la existencia de estos seres de carácter mitológico. Durante decenas de siglos, los navegantes europeos, consideraban al Océano Atlántico un mar lleno de muchos peligros,...
  • How Will 2024 Elections Affect Diaspora?

    Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services With 2024 being the biggest election year in history — as over 70 countries with over four billion people send citizens to the polls — the role of diaspora is more crucial than ever. At a Friday, January 12 Ethnic Media Services briefing, speakers...
  • State program to clear homeless encampments show signs of success, but housing remains elusive

    Marisa Kendall CalMatters For years, the Guadalupe River Trail — a winding path that snakes through the heart of downtown San Jose — had been home to hundreds of people living in tents and make-shift shacks. In recent months, many have vanished as part of a $750 million-push by...
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